Education

Art of darkness

Article Abstract:

Developments in the period 1930-1945 were particularly significant in terms of highlighting the use of art by political leaders, according to historian Eric Hobsbawm in the foreward to the catalogue for 'Art and Power: Europe under the Dictators 1930-1945,' an exhibition being staged at the Hayward Gallery, London, UK. Regimes during this period sought to completely control the lives of ordinary people, and as part of this policy placed great demands on art. Art was required to demonstrate the glory of power, to organise power as a public drama and to take on an educational or propagandist role.

Filling the gaps in the knowledge economy

Article Abstract:

Issues concerning the increase in technology education and research at Cambridge University in England are discussed, with focus on the area's new relationships with the technology businesses and industries. Changes in employment demands and the diversification of the job market are presented.